Thomas Morrissey
| Thomas J. Morrissey | |
|---|---|
| 5th President of National College of Ireland | |
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In office 1983–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Fr. Bill Toner |
| Succeeded by | Prof. Joyce O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Limerick, Ireland |
| Alma mater |
University College Dublin University College Cork |
Fr. Thomas "Tom" J. Morrissey, historian, teacher and writer, was the fifth Director of Education at the College of Industrial Relations (National College of Ireland) from 1983 to 1989.[1]
Fr. Thomas was born in Limerick and was educated at Crescent College. He entered the Jesuit Order in 1948. He studied history at University College Dublin and graduated with a master's degree. In 1976 he was awarded a doctorate in education at University College Cork. He taught at Sacred Heart College, Limerick and at Mungret College from 1963 to 1968.
He played a major role in the planning and development of Crescent College Comprehensive S.J. in Limerick and was its headmaster from 1969 until 1982.[2]
He was Director of the College of Industrial Relations (National College of Ireland) from 1983 to 1990. During this time he developed a Board of Management to govern the College and registered it under the Companies Act (1963).
Fr Morrissey has published over twelve books.[3] He wrote in 1980 James Archer of Kilkenny, the biography of a colourful and controversial sixteenth-century Jesuit. In 2010 he published a biography of Edward Byrne, former archbishop of Dublin.[4]
Bibliography
- Morrissey, Thomas J. (2003). Bishop Edward O'Dwyer of Limerick. Dublin: Four Courts Press.
References
- ↑ Chronology of the College, National College of Ireland
- ↑ History of Crescent College ComprehensiveSJ, Crescent College Comprehensive S.J.
- ↑ WorldCat Identities
- ↑ "Profiles of Distinguished Directors". Fr. Tom Morrisey. National College of Ireland. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.